I'm here under false pretences because I haven't owned a Mini for many years.
Way, way back, many centuries ago (about 1968), I owned a pale blue 1963 Austin Mini reg no. 7457 PJ. Great car which I drove flat out most of the time. I remember taking a roundabout on full lock because the understeer was so savage, or maybe the speed was a bit high . But I still got round quicker than a pal in a Mk 1 Cortina GT. Motoring was fun back then.
Then in 1974 I had a red Mini countryman with the wood on the sides. That car blew a hole in a piston on a trip to see my future in-laws. Not great.
Mike (now an old guy and a lot more sensible - not).